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Russian Basketball Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация Баскетбола, romanized: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya Basketbola), also known as RBF, is a national governing body of basketball in Russia. It was founded in 1991, and is the successor to the Soviet Basketball Federation. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA banned Russian teams and officials from participating in FIBA basketball and FIBA 3x3 Basketball competitions.[1] In February 2022, Russia and Belarus were suspended from international competitions until further notice due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[2][3] It also banned Russia from hosting any competitions.[3] In addition, FIBA Europe mandated that no official basketball competitions be held in Russia, while the teams of the Russian Basketball Federation were withdrawn from national team competitions and the club competition season 2022-23.[4]
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Jurisdiction | Russia |
| Abbreviation | RBF |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Affiliation date | 1947 |
| Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| President | Andrei Kirilenko |
| Secretary | Natalia Galkina |
| Coach | Sergei Bazarevich |
| Other key staff | Alexander Krasnenkov (CEO) |
| Official website | |
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